The tragic struggle of the loser on the Vespa

The late Alfredo Landa was more than just a star of Spanish comic cinema – he represented a country’s national and generational frustrations.

The late Alfredo Landa was more than just a star of Spanish comic cinema – he represented a country’s national and generational frustrations.

Claims that dozens of secret dossiers on Catalan politicians and their financial affairs are being circulated for sale to the highest bidder have provoked panic.

It’s by no means certain that the Spanish state set up in 1978 will survive to hold general elections in 2015. Could Mariano Rajoy’s government be the last ever?

Anti-royal campaigner, agit-prop performance artist, or simply a “nutcase and traitor”? Retired army officer Amadeo Martínez Inglés is many things to many people.

The Spanish government claims its education reform is based on human rights and raising academic standards. But other motives become apparent in a law that seeks to roll back the use of Catalan in the northern region’s schools. This is the first article in a two-part series.

Government and Socialists are forced to take action on mortgages after dramatic eviction deaths.